Hereford College

Hereford was designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, which also designed the American Folk Art Museum in New York, the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego, and the Student Art Building of Johns Hopkins University.

The College is staffed by a Faculty Principal, Director of Studies, Program Coordinator, and Graduate Intern.

The Hereford Student Senate (HSS) governs the College its leaders preside over a significant budget to develop programs and events.

Hereford students are given first priority to participate in a 3 credit Global Studies course which includes a week-long excursion to Shanghai, China over spring break.

Where are the buildings that can compare in formal intelligence to... Williams and Tsien's New College at the University of Virginia?

Unfortunately, Hereford Residential College, which was originally composed of these five dorms, has now been reduced to Norris and Whyburn alone.

[10] This was due to the razing of the Alderman Road "New Dorms" first-year housing area and a need to relocate students during the disruption.

Looking down a Hereford building, many of the windows are entirely in the shade in the morning sun because of large recesses in the walls. The New York Times asserts the Hereford design "makes no attempt to follow the classicism of Jefferson; it is proudly, almost defiantly, modern. [ 4 ] "
Known for its relatively remote location surrounded by conserved forestation on nearly all sides, in reality Hereford is as close or closer to Central Grounds than most upper-class housing. Buses also run regularly through the college.
Hereford's well-landscaped Grounds include a nod to Jefferson's Lawn , though much steeper in slope as it climbs toward Observatory Hill. Students come from other residence halls, such as nearby Dillard House, to enjoy the open spaces of Hereford. [ 9 ] (View larger? 1024px 1280px 1600px 1920px )